Written by Bill Morris on April 08, 2021
A name on the awning is just the beginning of a building's brand.
Written by Bill Morris on November 05, 2020
Disgruntled shareholder’s claim of mismanagement is ruled “speculation.”
Written by Victor M. Metsch on October 08, 2020
Though the courts usually grant board requests, some are denied.
Written by Michael Scorrano on July 22, 2019
Even the best contingency plan can't prepare a board for unforeseeable surprises.
Written by Bill Morris on June 17, 2019
Gerry Maughan’s stint on a town council prepared him for board service.
Written by Marianne Schaefer on July 25, 2018
A visionary board and supportive shareholders add up to “unique” harmony.
Written by Paula Chin on September 19, 2017
Reskinning replaces leaky white bricks with handsome red ones.
Written by Paula Chin on September 04, 2017
Co-op board removes leaky white bricks and reskins its entire building.
November 07, 2014
For such a relatively rare real-estate instrument, ground leases have been in the news a fair bit lately. And now the shareholders of Trump Plaza, at 167 East 61st Street in Manhattan, are getting news they might prefer to live without. As Bloomberg Businessweek reports, the family that owns the land beneath the 31-year-old luxury co-op wants to sell it — and the $185 million that the co-op board offered could hit some residents with an assessment of more than $1 million each. “People are calling me to stop this from happening,” said attorney Adam Leitman Bailey, principal of his namesake firm, who has been contacted by some owners wanting to keep the sale, and the assessment, from happening. But equally concerning is how much the ground-lease rent would go up another, outside buyer. In that scenario, the board projects, a monthly maintenance fee of $2,100 would increase to $9,800 when the lease resets in 20124.
Written by Frank Lovece on November 14, 2014
A doorman who helped save the life of an elderly tenant trapped in her apartment for two days with a broken hip. A porter who collapsed on smoke-filled stairs after having helped get residents out of their apartments during a fire. An engineer and former New York City Department of Buildings inspector who became the super for a six-building, 1,700-apartment complex. They and 18 other city residential and office workers each took home a prize as the best in their categories in the 2014 Building Service Workers Awards.